Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player who is the manager of Scottish Premiership club Celtic. During his playing career he represented English clubs Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra and Leicester City.
Lennon moved to Scottish club Celtic in 2000, where he made over 200 appearances and was appointed captain in 2005. Before retiring as a player, he returned to England and played for Nottingham Forest and Wycombe Wanderers. Lennon made 40 appearances for Northern Ireland in nine years, scoring two goals. Lennon was appointed manager of Celtic in March 2010, initially in a caretaker capacity after the departure of Tony Mowbray.
Paul Lambert had Neil Lennon’s back as a player.Now they are both managers, he’s not about to desert him.Lambert understands some of the stick that has come old partner Lennon’s way.The Ipswich boss is fully aware flak flies when a Celtic manager is on a run of seven wins out of 22 games.Opinions are a valuable part of football, it's just Lambert has been left surprised at some of the outlets.In particular, he’s been irked at the ease in which some ex-teammates have had a pop at Lennon.
Lambert hasn’t held back. He’s made his feelings known as he said: “I’ve found that particularly disappointing.“I’m not expecting everyone to be a Neil Lennon cheerleader and absolve him from all blame.
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